Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 St. Peter
Reference
C30.01
Place
CHILLINGHAM
Map ref
NU 063259
Original Location
St. Peter's Church, on south wall.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 11th October 1922 by Earl of Tankerville. Dedicated by Bishop Ormsby, D.D.
Memorial Description
White marble plaque 18 inches (455mm) high x 2 (608mm) feet wide set in fluted stone frame 2 feet high x 2 feet 6 inches wide (61cm x 76cm), the corners of which are enlarged and decorated with one or other of two tiny patterns. The memorial is set on a pattress of black marble and is affixed to the south wall of the nave of the church.
Materials used
Black and white marble and sandstone.
Inscription
Chillingham / The Great War, 1914-1918 / To the Glory of God and in
Grateful Memory of / (Names) / "Greater love hath no man than this."
Grateful Memory of / (Names) / "Greater love hath no man than this."
Names
Present condition
Good
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
R. Beall, sculptor, Newcastle.
Notes
1. The names of all these men, plus one or two more, are listed in the Alnwick Gazette Almanack A11.56
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Janet Brown, Phil Thirkell; Tony Harding
Alnwick & County Gazette 20/08/1921 reports fund raising; 26/11/1921 reports decision to place plaque in church; 14/10/1922 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 14/08/1922 has photo of plaque which is to be unveiled in September.
Source of quotation:
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St.John 15 v 13
Alnwick & County Gazette 20/08/1921 reports fund raising; 26/11/1921 reports decision to place plaque in church; 14/10/1922 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 14/08/1922 has photo of plaque which is to be unveiled in September.
Source of quotation:
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St.John 15 v 13
Research acknowledgements
Janet Brown; P. Thirkell; Tony Harding
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 St. Peter (C30.01)
CHILLINGHAM, St. Peter's Church
Chillingham
The Great War, 1914-1918
To the glory of God and in
grateful memory of
J. Edwin Brown, N.&.D. Hugh McGuchian, R.S.
Thomas Carr, Y.N.H. Harold Probert, R.G.A.
William Carr, N.F. Saml. Sanderson, N.F.
Thomas Williams, N.F.
"Greater love hath no man than this"
NameC30.01
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